Valentin Demyanenko, born 23 October 1983 in Cherkasy, is a former Ukrainian and Azerbaijani flatwater canoeist. He is a four times world champion, three times European champion and silver medalist of 2016 Summer Olympics in C-1 200 metres.
Valentin Robu is a retired Romanian rower. He competed in coxed fours and eights at four Olympics and eight world championships, and won two Olympic silver medals in 1988 and 1992 and eight world championship medals, including gold medals in 1989 and 1994. After retiring from competitions he worked as a rowing coach. His wife Doina Robu and brother-in-law Ioan Snep are also retired Olympic rowers.
Valentin Atanasov in Kjustendil, Bulgaria is a retired Bulgarian sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres. He won three medals at the European Indoor Championships.
Valentin Aleksandrovich Gavrilov is a retired Russian high jumper who won a bronze medal at the 1968 Olympics. That year he also finished second at the European Indoor Games, but in 1969-70 he won his all international competitions, including European championships and the Universiade.
Valentin Yordanov Dimitrov, also transliterated Jordanov, is a retired Bulgarian freestyle wrestler who competed in the up to 52 kg weight class. He is an Olympic gold medalist, seven-time world champion, seven-time European champion, and the only wrestler to hold 10 medals from world championships.
Valentin Ivanovich Muratov was a Russian gymnast and gymnastics coach. He competed at the 1952 and 1956 Olympics in all artistic gymnastics event and won four gold and one silver medal. He also won four gold medals at the 1954 world championships, sharing the all-around gold medal with Viktor Chukarin and the floor gold medal with Masao Takemoto.
Valentin Raychev is a retired welterweight freestyle wrestler from Bulgaria. He won an Olympics gold medal in 1980 and silver medals at the world and European championships in 1981.
Valentin Vasilevich Boreyko was a Russian rower who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1960 Summer Olympics and in the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Oleg Sergeevich Golovanov was a Russian rower who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1960 Summer Olympics and in the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Lidia Valentín Pérez is a Spanish weightlifter, Olympic Champion, 2 time World Champion and 4 time European Champion competing in the 75 kg category until 2018 and 81 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories. Lidia has won three Olympic Medals, two World Weightlifting Championships, as well as four European Weightlifting Championships.
Doina Robu is a retired Romanian rower who won a silver medal at the 1992 Olympics. She also won two gold, one silver and one bronze medal at the world championships between 1986 and 1993. She is married to the Olympic rower Valentin Robu. She competed at the 1990 World Rowing Championships under her married name.
Valentin Hristov is a retired Bulgarian heavyweight weightlifter. He competed at the 1976 and 1980 Olympics and won a silver medal in 1980. He won the world and European titles in 1975 and 1977 and placed second in 1979. In 1975–76 he set nine ratified world records: three in the snatch, four in the clean and jerk and two in the total.
Valentin Chistyakov is a Russian former hurdler who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics and in the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Valentin Grigoryevich Olenik was a Russian wrestler who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics and in the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Valentin Porte is a French handball player for Montpellier Handball and the French national team.
Ion Barbu is a Romanian racewalker. He competed in the men's 20 kilometres walk at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
Eugeen Valentin Jacobs is a Belgian rower. He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki with the men's coxed pair where they were eliminated in the semi-final repêchage.
Valentin Spasov is a Bulgarian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Valentin Kubrakov is a Russian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Valentin Pshenitsyn is a Soviet biathlete. He competed in the 20 km individual event at the 1960 Winter Olympics and the 1964 Winter Olympics.
